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Transport minister launched Moloto Road Development Project
The infamous Mpumalanga road has seen a high number of crashes & will undergo a R3bn upgrade.
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‘Road of death’ in Mpumalanga to be revamped
Government has set aside R3.7 billion to rehabilitate the entire 139 km of the Moloto Road.
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Kimberley Airport solar plant hailed as a ‘big step’
The new Kimberley Airport solar plant is expected to produce over 900,000 kilowatt hours per year.
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‘Drivers need to start making smart choices’
The transport minister says she was particularly shocked by a taxi accident in Randfontein last week.
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Road accidents claim 237 lives in less than a week
Minister Dipuo Peters has confirmed 237 people were killed in 179 collisions between Freedom Day & yesterday.
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Will naming & shaming stop carnage SA’s roads?
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has suggested that motorists be named and shamed for violating traffic laws.
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Transport minister pleased with decrease in Easter road deaths
The RTMC says there is already a 62 percent decline compared to the same period last year.
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#DenverCrash: New technology to make train travel safer
Minister Dipuo Peters yesterday revealed human error led to the 2015 train crash, which claimed one life.
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Transport Dept to clamp down on fake driving schools & licences
The minister says an anti-corruption unit will target fraudulent driving schools & illegal licences.
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Dipuo Peters: Motorists should stop paying bribes
The transport minister has also called on officers to stop letting motorists get away with unlawful behaviour.
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Transport minister: Taxi drivers must take responsibility for their negative image
Dipuo Peters says the taxi drivers have a duty to drive responsibly and minimise road deaths.
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SA’s road death toll exceeds the global average
Minister Dipuo Peters says her department is working to ensure harsher penalties for irresponsible motorists.
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Dunnottar train manufacturing plant to be completed by 2017
It will have the capacity to manufacture a total of 580 trains, with testing facilities and a training centre.
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Road carnage up by 14 percent compared to last year
Transport minister Dipuo Peters announced the statistics of road fatalities, which took place over the festive season in Pretoria on Tuesday, highlighting a 14 percent increase compared to last year.
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Transport minister warns of severe punishment for errant motorists
She says she will prioritise the reclassification of traffic offences in her ploy to get minimum sentence.
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'Nearly 2m stopped and checked this festive season'
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says over 6,000 motorists were arrested for drunken driving.
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Transport minister: Skywise fate lies in its own hands
Dipuo Peters has referred Skywise back to Acsa, saying government won’t get involved in business decisions.
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'South Africans need reliable & safe public transport'
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters & Prasa have launched a signalling control hub for passenger train services.
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Peters: Walking, cycling to work not only for the poor
Several roads will be closed to motorists from Monday as part of the EcoMobility Festival.
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More than 4,500 people killed on SA roads in 2014/2015
Latest figures show that 80 percent of the crash fatalities involved adults and males between of 19 and 34.
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RTMC report reveals shocking SA road death stats
The RTMC has released its annual report for the year 2014 to 2015 showing over 4,500 died on SA roads.